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Direct Connection with Kabul - Afghan Kam Air Lands in Vienna

The private Afghan airline Kam Air started with the direct flights Kabul-Vienna-Kabul.

September 16, 2010

Vienna International Airport: Costly Investment at Friedrichshafen Airport

The financial disaster relative to the new Skylink terminal, which will cost nearly one billion euro instead of 400 million, is certainly the biggest problem the airport’s top management is facing - but not the only big one anymore.

September 16, 2010

Austrian Post Refurbishes its Board

ÖIAG boss Peter Michaelis gives green light for the refurbishment of the Post’s board. Meanwhile, rumors are growing that the changes will not only affect the parcels sector.

September 16, 2010

OIAG to become an infrastructure holding

The OIAG aims to become an infrastructure holding company. The federal real estate company (BIG), Verbund (energy), Asfinag (infrastructure) and parts of the ÖBB (railway) will be slowly integrated in an ÖIAG structure.

July 23, 2010

Austrian Post boss Pölzl - No loss of customers, banking business is running normally

Post boss George Pölzl defends himself against allegations of the works council that Post is suffering of customer flight.

June 16, 2010

Austrian Post - Customers are leaving

Staff representative of the Austrian Postal Service sees the closure of branches as main reason for the negative results of Post.

June 15, 2010

Skylink-time and on budget-holding

Listed “Flughafen Wien” sticks to its initial statement that completion and commissioning of the terminal expansion Skylink will be expected in the first half of 2012.

June 10, 2010

Change at the ÖBB top - Kern replaces Klugar

The current Verbund manager Christian Kern takes over the top job of Peter Klugar at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB).

June 7, 2010

Lauda wants to sue Republic of Austria

FlyNiki boss Niki Lauda wants to sue the aeronautical authorities of the Republic of Austria for damages because of the loss for his airline due to the bans as a result of the Icelandic ash cloud.

May 31, 2010

Lufthansa and AUA launch cargo subsidiary in Vienna

The two subsidiaries, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines (AUA) have established a joint cargo subsidiary in Vienna.

May 27, 2010

Austrian Airlines expands long-haul capacity

Austrian Airlines is expanding the long-haul capacity in its 2010/2011 Winter Schedule.

May 21, 2010

Austrian Post at a glance

The market environment faced by Austrian Post in the first quarter of 2010 continued to be difficult. Electronic substitution of letters is ongoing, as expected, whereas the advertising market is slowly improving.

May 20, 2010

Austrian Post with a 33.4 million profit in first quarter

The total revenue decreased by 1.6 per cent to €585.6m. Compared to last year 912 workers were fired. Future developments are hindered by difficult market situations.

May 20, 2010

Austrian commercial aviation - 2009 a difficult year

In 2009 commercial aviation registered 22,6m passengers (including transit), 2.1m less passengers (8.5 per cent) compared to 2008. Airfreight decreased by 2.5 per cent or 209,200.3 tonnes while air mail also declined by 10.1 per cent.

May 18, 2010